This post was updated Oct. 6 at 9:54 p.m. UCLA just couldn’t get off the field. Washington faced 17 third downs, but it converted 11 of them plus a fourth down. The No. 10 Huskies (5-1, 3-0 Pac-12) held the ball for more than 38 minutes in their 31-24 victory over the Bruins (0-5, 0-2) […]
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Despite promising start, UCLA football heads into halftime down 24-7 to Washington
For the first 10 minutes of the game, it was hard to distinguish between the top-10 team and the winless squad off to its worst start in more than 40 years. Then, the rout began. Following a punt and an interception in its first two drives, No. 10 Washington (4-1, 2-0 Pac-12) scored on four […]
Colorado match highlights efforts made by key players, special teams
A converted defensive lineman and an Football Championship Subdivision transfer. In other words, the two players who jump-started UCLA football’s lethargic running game. Behind junior center Boss Tagaloa, redshirt junior running back Joshua Kelley – who didn’t see any game action Sept. 15 against Fresno State – cut and diced his way through Colorado’s defense […]
Football prepares its young roster for upcoming game against Fresno State
UCLA’s first 0-2 start since 2010 obfuscates the amount of progress accomplished in the direction of coach Chip Kelly’s plan to rebuild the program. But what is clear is that any measure of success the Bruins attain this season will heavily depend on their freshmen. A staggering 20 true and redshirt freshmen played last Saturday […]
Despite loss to Oklahoma, UCLA football shows potential in early season games
NORMAN,Okla.— Baby steps. After playing in front of a sold-out crowd of over 85,000 people and entering as a 30.5-point underdog, freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson had a succinct assessment of his first career start. “It was a lot better than last week,” he said. UCLA remained winless after spotting then-No. 6 Oklahoma 42 unanswered points […]
Sooners boom by Bruins as UCLA football suffers 49-21 blowout loss in Oklahoma
This post was updated Sept. 8 at 2:56 p.m. NORMAN, Okla.—The Bruins couldn’t stand up to the boom. While Oklahoma’s offense revved down the field like a sports car, true freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was bombarded left and right, and UCLA’s offense sputtered like a lemon. Coach Chip Kelly’s road debut ended on a sour […]
Battered by Sooners’ pash rush, UCLA down to Oklahoma 21-7 at halftime
NORMAN, Okla.— The offense is getting there. After a dismal showing against Cincinnati, UCLA’s offense ran more speed option and read option plays in true freshman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s first career start. But the Bruins’ offensive line was unable to offer any semblance of protection for the fledgling signal caller, as No. 6 Oklahoma procured […]